Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge sunk by Cyclone Tauktae
NEW DELHI, May 19, 2021, Al Jazeera. Indian navy ships have recovered 22 bodies of…
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Divorces fall 70 per cent in China after govt orders couples to cool off
HONG KONG, May 19, 2021, CNN. The number of divorces recorded in China has fallen…
Japanese government drops bill to revise immigration law amid opposition
TOKYO, May 18, 2021, Kyodo. The government decided Tuesday to withdraw a bill revising rules…
Xi, Putin to see launch of China-Russia nuclear energy project
BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 18, 2021, China Daily. President Xi Jinping will witness the commencement ceremony of…
Foreign ministry revs up preparations to launch S. Korea-China cooperation panel
SEOUL, May 17, 2021, Yonhap. The foreign ministry agreed to work together with a government…
A Xinjiang solar giant breaks ranks in bid to woo the West
BEIJING, May 17, 2021, Bloomberg. At the Daqo New Energy Corp. factory in China’s Xinjiang…
Singapore and Hong Kong to postpone travel bubble again
SINGAPORE, May 17, 2021, CNBC. Singapore and Hong Kong have once again pushed back the…
Delhi Covid-19 lockdown extended till May 24
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2021, HT. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced extension…
Multi-billion-USD investments inked at Silk Road international expo
XI’AN, May 16, 2021, Xinhua. A host of cooperation deals involving investments of 158.3 billion…
[Analytics] China vowed to reduce steel output but hasn’t – is it part of a sinister plan?
Amid a backdrop of rising tensions between Beijing and Canberra, the price of iron ore…
As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities
BEIJING, May 16, 2021, CNN. China is conflicted about Afghanistan. Speaking at a forum of…
Four Taiwan referendums get green light for August
TAIPEI, May 15, 2021, Taiwan News. Referendums on port imports, reef protection, and referendum scheduling…